I concur. I wouldn't allow this in my classroom for more than two sessions (it's disruptive... I don't see it as being related to free speech at this point).
On Oct 20, 2009, at 7:52 PM, Don Allen wrote: > > Thanks Ed- > > I second the request. There has to be a limit to this inane > trolling. Mischaracterizing people with mental illness does not belong > on a listserve like TIPS. > > -Don. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Callen > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:26 pm > Subject: RE: [tips] Schizophrenic or manic-depressive > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > > > Please, please, please Bill, TIPS moderator, see this as one > > last example of why this guy needs to be removed from this list. > > I know the current extinction strategy is in place, and I know > > Bill's comittment over the years to free speech, but there is no > > real value of this person to the teaching of psychology list, > > other than bringing up controversial issues to respond to. I > > have seen this and been part of this list since it began, and > > more good people have left the list because of him that have > > joined, and I have resisted responding, but there is so much > > good a list like this can do to have someone who has time on his > > hands ruin. We all know I think that his examples of questions > > "A student asked me this....... another faculty member did > > this..." are all made up. We saw earlier that his "adjunct" > > status to a bunch of colleges was not true or exaggerated, so > > come on. We've got great people on this list with great minds > > and ideas, let's bring it to that level, rather than have it > > whither because of someone who is interested, imho, of reading > > his own posts and responses. This is the only list of its kind > > in our field, and I've hated to see it continue to deteriorate. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net] > > Sent: Tue 10/20/2009 6:59 PM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: [tips] Schizophrenic or manic-depressive > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to decide who I should have as a condo guest for the > > upcoming holiday season. > > If I get the schizophrenic,that person would probably look at > > the ocean for 8 hours and would not interrupt my day to day > > activities.On the other hand,if I get the manic-depressive,I > > would be forced to sing Handel's Messiah a couple of times and > > then imitate the hounds of Baskerville. > > > > Which one of these would generate more complaints from my Home > > owners association? > > > > Michael"omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > Don Allen, Retired > Formerly with: Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-733-0039 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > ======================================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
